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, 1887-12-10

Acting upon instructions from the
commissioners, County Surveyor Titcomb
has prepared and submitted a tabulated
statement showing the number of miles
of railroad and county roads in each
school district and section in Laramie
county. The document will be of vast
assistance to the officials. In its prepare
ton it was discovered that the Kansas
branch of the Union Pacific has always
been assessed at a trifle less than its actual
mileage.
, 1887-12-10
Can't Get Ahead of Them.
tGlenrock Graphic.

John A. Nelson, residing three miles
east of Glenrock on Dry creek, harvested
a potato this season that weighed Just six
pounds to an ounce, as Postmaster Abbott
and others who weighed the same will bear
evidence. This beats THE LEADERS,
largest potato ever grown in Wyoming
by half a pound. Glenrock is surrounded
by about the best agricultural land to be
found in the territory.
, 1887-12-10
EASTERN EYES TURNED WEST.
Promising Outlook for the Beef Pro-
ducing Industry.

uuClnS INDUSTRY.
Ex-Governor Warren, president of the
board of trade, yesterday reformed from
an extended trip to Chicago, New York,
Boston and other eastern points, and was
interviewed by a LEADER representative
last evening.
Can you tell me any railroad news,
GOVERNOR was the first query ventured
by the reporter.
The question of the establishment of
shops here is a paramount one. l inter.
viewed a number of officials in regard to
this matter, and they we're unanimous in
the opinion that the best interests of the
lines tributary to Cheyenne demanded
the erection of extensive machine shops
here at an early day. L am convinced
that the matter will receive attention by
the Union Pacific so soon as the report of
the Pacific commission is acted upon by
congress. 1t is GENERALLY understood in
the east that comments of this body upon
the present condition of the overland line
will be most favorable. Upon the strength
OF this rumor the stock has rapidly ad-
vanced. By the increase in their passen-
ger service and the shortening of time the
Union Pacific has advertised this section
and naturally opened the eyes of all to the
fact that it is doing an enormous business. "
What is the feeling in the east in re,
gard to the cattle business.?"
Good. 1t is the honest belief of the
most conservative men that the price of cat
tie has reached and passed the lowest pos.
sible point and will now steadily advance.
Commission men, packers and others are
confident that in 1889 the market will be
better han ever before. Hers will be
come smaller, but being better cared fol
no great losses will occur. Eve ything
points to an early revival of the Western
interest to which all other industries were
once subservient. Very little beef is pro
duced in the east, and the output is less
each succeeding year
did you hear any remarks as to the
prosperity and condition of the west2"
Cheyenne and Wyoming are familiar
names to all fasteners. They have i'm.
plicit faith in the future of this section,
firmly believing that Cheyenne is des.
tined to become a great commercial cen.
ter and the territory a great state. Many
farmers will settle in Wyoming next
year. The fact that there is a vast area
of good agricultural land in The territory,
will induce many an Eastern tiller of the
soil to emigrate from their crowded dis
tricts and invade the land of promise"
rs there anything new in the light
line, particularly in connection with the
Fahnehjelm gas?"
Nothing so far as | am concerned that
can be made public at present. | have
seen the new light and have inspected gas
and electric light plants whenever the OPP
%portunity was offered. Every city of any
size in the East now has both. You can
say, however, that the Cheyenne City
Gas company is here to stay, and will fur.
nish patrons with the best light obtainable
at the most reasonable rate possible. I'm.
proyements will be introduced here SC
soon as elsewhere, and perhaps earlier. "
, 1887-12-10
Give Him KIeeman,s Bakery.

Laramie Boomerang.l
A man who has been in business in
Cheyenne for some years was in Laramie
yesterday e~ndeavoring to find a suitable
building to start in the same line of bust
ness here. He said it was too dull for
him over there, as the bye and bye'l has
arrived in which every day is Sunday.
He could find no vacant house here and
last night started on a cruise westward.
, 1887-12-10
Notice.

Whatever else you may do between
now and Christmas be sure and see our
beautiful novelties before buying any gifts
for your friends or relations. Mind you,
we do not say buy of us, we merely say
see our attractions before you buy, and
then do as you choose about the place you
purchase. Of course we have our own
ideas about what the result will be after
you have carefully inspected our varied
line of appropriate and pleasing gifts; but
that need not in any way influence your
choice. We are showing our attractions
to all, with the understanding that we
wish no m to purchase unless we make
it to their best interests to do so.
GEO. J.. HOLT.
, 1887-12-10

OFFICE CITY CLERK.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. s, 1851.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office until II o'clock IN. Dec. IA, 1887,
for the e~xcavating of trenches, laying of
and fifty Il, 250) feet, more or less. Bids
must specify amount of bid for each run
ming foot aud include all labor and material
except pipe, specials and gasket yarn
which will be furnished on the ground by
the city. Specifications can be seen at the
City Engineers office. Engineers estimate
81 cents per running foot. The Council re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids.
w. l.. KUYKENDALL,
CITY Clerk.
, 1887-12-10
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the interest
of Charles NJ. Larsh in the drug firm of
Rhodes & Troxell has this day been:pur-
chased by A. Richard Troxell.
The said firm will continue doing bus,
mess as heretofore, under the firm name
and style of Rhodes & Tloxell.
Cheyenne Wyoming Dec. 9. 1887.
, 1887-12-10

OF the stockholders of the First Nationa
pank Of Cheyenne. will be held at theil
banking rooms on Tuesday, the 10th day
OF January, 1888, at 10 o'clock a. M, fol
the election of directors for the
ensuing year.
j. E. WILD. Cashier.
Cheyenne, Dec. 9, 1887.
, 1887-12-10

NEW LOCAL NOTICES.

The Good Temp'ars will hold an open
lodge consisting of a musical and literary
entertainment. on Monday eve, Dec. ~.
Admission will be free and after the en-
tertainment oysters will be served at rea-
sonable rates.
, 1887-12-10

Members are directed to appear in full
uniform at Castle hall next Sunday after,
noon at l o'clock to attend the funeral OF
our late Bro. Eames.
VIM. r. Sc%HNITGER, Captain.
, 1887-12-10

II you anticipate buying a silk or satin
uress call at s. Kellner's, for you can buy
one there for a great deal less than the
wholesale cost, as the stock will be closed
out very soon.
, 1887-12-10

My stock of goods damaged by the late
hre l will offer for sale on Friday Dec.
9th Tor prices to suit the customers. Look
out for good bargains. L. LOEB.
, 1887-12-10
For fine watch repairing,
DAVID MILLER, Idelman block.

The largest stock of fine brandies, old
Mhlskies, choice ~liqueurs and superfne
s,gars at George Masten's well known
~ouse, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
, 1887-12-10

a new line of scarfs Just in, especially
ior the holiday trade. /. Greentree.
, 1887-12-10

Silk handkerchiefs and muflers are the
very thing for Christmas presents. / have
an elegant line Of them. l. Greentree.
, 1887-12-10

On Russell. between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets, a gold ring with a
moss agate setting. Finder will be re
warded by returning same to D. Miller, on
Ferguson street.
, 1887-12-10

A new lot of fine caps Just received.
Make your boy a Christmas present. |
Greentree.
, 1887-12-10

A-tnch best quality tad
YES cloth, S5c at .Myers.'
, 1887-12-10

In Order TO be Convinced
Call and get prices at the Cheap Cash
Store.
, 1887-12-10

A lady's cape. 1t may be had at the
Leader Office.
, 1887-12-10

Great bargains in clothing at L. Loeb's.
, 1887-12-10

ch1Ves & historical Dept; Cheyenne, Two.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04

Trust Company. These loans are receiving
the endorsement of the most careful in
vestors. Inquire at the Office of George w.
Wing, Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
Montpelier and Vicinity.

DR.. AND MRS. w. ID. REID have son.
Miss HATTIE SrMoNDs is visiting at her
grandfather's in Jericho.
Miss EMILY EATON has returned from her
visit to friends in the West.
JOSEPH LAPoINTE has moved his carriage
shop to Matthew's blacksmith shop.
LAURA E., wife of j. William Gordon, died
ON Tuesday, aged forty-three years.
The proposed entertainment by the
Apollo Club has been indefinitely post
poned.
REV. DIR. PENTEcosT arrived in Montpe-
lier Saturday evening and is stopping at the
Pavilion.
Miss MARY A. PHINNEy and f. w. Ban
croft sang in the Unitarian church at Bur
lington on Sunday last.
l.. M. HAYS, formerly local editor of the
ArguS and now reporter for the Boston
Globe, was in town over Sunday.
Mrs. GEORGE l.. LANE is in Boston at
tending lectures at the Choate Metaphysical
College, of which she is graduate.
THOMAS w. BAILEY is back in his old
position as conductor on the passenger trains
from Montpelier Junction to Barre.
BRAKEMAN HALL, who was so fearfully
injured at st. Johnsbury Sunday, was a
brother of Mrs. W. A. Jones of this place
SILvENoUs MORROW and Mrs. Lydia
Baker of Bloomingdale, n. Y, brother and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
DIR. PentecOst.

The evangelistic services of the series be-
ginning in this place Sunday, May 1st, by
Rev. DR.. Pentecost of Brooklyn, are of a
very striking character. DIR. Pentecost is
one of the prominent religious figures of the
day. He is widely influential not only in
this country, but in Great Britain, which he
has more than once visited in response to
urgent appeals. Originally a lawyer, he
has since been pastor of almost unrivaled
fruitfulness in his work, and an evangelist
second in place only to Moody and influential
alike with the masses and in the highest
circles of culture. Besides his extraordinary
activity as a preacher he does large
amount of literary work as stated and
occasional contributor to the highest class
of religious periodicals. Perhaps more than
any one man in this country he makes his
influence felt, directly and indirectly, in the
extension of Christianity.
To WELD the extraordinary influence that
he does il is evident that he must be amply
equipped physically, intellectually and in
social qualities. This is apparent at once
to the attendant upon his services. 1t is
very rare that such a combination OF gifts is
brought together in one man, and rarer still
that they are used so effectively for the pur-
pose to which DIR. Pentecost's talents are
consecrated. The chief impression, how
ever, which he produces is not of the large
ness of his talents, but of the force of the
truths which he stands to represent. He is
50 wholly lOSt III deVOtlon TO his cause that
his personality is swallowed up in it. His
individuality retres to the background and
the message which he brings seems to be it.
self the living thing 1t is for this reason,
doubtless, that his word has such astonish-
ing power.
Wherever he goes men are drawn to hear
the gospel. Not only are the church-gong
classes reached by its power, but that large
and increasing element which the ordinary
activities of the church do not reach are
drawn to hear him and to yield to the per-
suasive power of his message In his work
there is seen again something of the success
of preaching in the apostolic days and in
the historic times of especial religious quick
ening One gets a new conception of the
power of preaching when listening to this
remarkable man. To hear such extraor-
dinarily effective speech is an ample motive
to 60 to hear him. But one who goes for
such purpose will be quite apt to forget
the object for which he came in the interest
excited by the subject-matter presented to
his attention.
Men may differ as to the value of the
truth which DIR. Pentecost presents. There
is small ground for difference as to the
worth of the man, his devotion TO his cause
and the astonishing results attending his
presentation of it.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
PELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY,, MAY 4, 1887.

that Frank was the cause of the disturbance,
Blackhall put on his coat, went to the door
wiped the mud from the steps with Randall
and kicked him out into the road. The man
OF gore hasn't done anything SINCE" nor
had he done anything for months before, ex-
cept live on his friends. One of the latter
gave him tive-dollar bill to purchase some
article at place where, for some reason
he did not care to call himself Randall
appropriated the money and has again
" skipped" 1t is time he were arrested and
sent where he would hare to work.
THE Young Ladies' Missionary Society of
Bethany church may be Justly proud of the
success of the apron sale on Friday of last
week. Most of the aprons and other ar
tcles were easily disposed of, and receipts
from this source formed not a small item of
the splendid total of over $50. In the even
ing the chapel was filled with friends of the
young people, attracted by the special an
nouncement that there was to be an old
fashioned district school examination. This
examination was conducted by Mrs. II. G.
Cotton, and school-ma'a am" and pupils
were dressed after the most approved man
ner of the time in which it was to he sup
posed that they were living. Recitations
by classes in reading and spelling in Emer-
sons and Adams arithmetics, in geography
ana IN history; compositions on Wood
chucks," " The Seasons" knowledge T"
and the like; declamations and rectations,
variously remarkable for grandeur or sim
nlicity general exercises, the singing of
the multiplication table and " Scotlands
Burning" and various less prominent. but
equally entertaining, features kept the au-
dience in the best of humor for an hour and
half, and the novelty of the entertain
ment made it doubly interesting. 1t was
the freely-expressed opinion of those pres
ent that the affair was the best by way of
uit tran in tl,ao cha
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
Personal.

ID. r. BAILEY, formerly Of St. Albans, has
been elected city attorney of Sioux Falls
Dakota.
REV. p, f. OGDEN of Ira, N. Y, has be-
come pastor of the Baptist church in Addi-
son for the second time.
THEODORE j. ALLEN, a widely-known
musician who recently died in New York
city, was native of Reading.
REV. G. w. MOVES, who died at New
Haven, Ct., last week, was at one time Con-
gregational pastor at Cornwall.
EDWARD +. BINGHAM of Columbus, o.,
who has just been appointed chief justice of
the supreme court of the District of Column
bia, is a native Of Concord.
II. A. HUsE, Esq. of Montpelier will de-
liver the Memorial day address at Calais,
Leutenant-governor Fuller of Brattleboro
at Springfield and Mr., James Hosmer of
Massachusetts at South Londonderry.
MAJOR FRANCIS BINGHAM died at Wells
River last Thursday, at the age of eighty
eight years. He was born in Goshen, n. .
H., March l, 1893. For forty-sx years he
was connected with the Fairbanks scale
works at st. Johnsbury.
GOVERNOR ORMsBEE has appointed the
following gentlemen a committee on plans
and estimates for the Vermont monument
ON the battlefield of Gettysburg Colonel
Thomas o. Seaver, Colonel Albert Clarke,
General William Wells, Curtis Abbott,
Judge w. G. Veazey and General T.. II.
Ripley.
Mr.. AND MRS. JACOB EsTEY of Brattle-
boro celebrated their golden wedding at
their home Monday, instead of the time
enormously announced last week. Upward
of 1000 rendered their congratulations, in
cluding the GOO employees of the Estey Or
gan Company, of which Mr.. Estey Is the
founder and head. Congratulatory mes
sages were received from Senators Morrill,
and Edmunds, the governor and ex-gov-
ernors of the state and from other promi-
nent people in this country and Europe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04

WE have permission to continue until
further notice our offer of the Net0 York
Weekly Tribune and WATCHMAN for 81. 30 to
new subscribers to the former paper.
WATCHMAN one year for So Also the
splendid engraving of Longfellow in his
Library for fifty-eght cents in addition to
the yearly subscription price of the paper.
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@attbmam 4 Suurmal.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1887.
Clubbing List.

To accommodate subscribers who desire
to obtain one or more periodicals through
one agency and at reduced rates we will,
until further notice, receive subscriptions
for this paper and any of the publica-
tions named below at the prices given in the
column headed "With this paper" The
terms are cash in advance. The subscrip-
ton price of this paper is $500 year in
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04

"WHAT a love of a dressl" "Do you
think so? Well I'll tell you secret. It's
my old faded gray silk that / dyed with
Diamond Dye and made over" Sold every
where. Thirty-three colors and only ten
cents each Also Diamond Paints-gold,
bronze, silver, copper and artists black
only ten cents each.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
VT nnst-nffica A nril 30 1897.
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster

say advertised and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
PROBABLY an old subscriber here and
there may receive paper from this Office
this week who is not entitled to it under
the new rule. If so, it will he at our ex-
pense, as we do not intend to send out any
copies Except to exchanges, advertisers
and regular CORRESPONDENCE that are not
paid for. AS announced last week, II mis-
takes are made we will be glad to correct
the errors when pointed out. We will say
TO our brethren of the state press, several of
whom have felt little dubious about our
experiment, that ii is proving a success
beyond our most sanguine expectations.
THE series of evangelistic meetings under
DR.. Pentecost of Brooklyn opened Sunday
morning with an eight o'clock service in
Bethany chapel, which was attended by
about two hundred persons. Sunday after
noon the evangelist spoke in the Baptist
church and Sunday evening he preached for
the first time in Trinity church, which was
filed 10 overtlowing. DIR. Pentecost is con-
fident that blessing will result to the COM
munity from these meetings, and his zeal
should inspire protesting Christians to re-
newed effort for the upbulding of the king
dom. The afternoon meetings will here
after be held at four o'clock instead of at
three The evening services will begin, as
first announced, at half-past seven O'clock
and will be held in Trinity church until
further notice.
FRANK o. RANDALL got back last week,
and after filling up at some intemperance
fountain he started in search of gore. An
argus reporter was first threatened with
annihilation, but he didn't scare worth a
cent, and Frank started to find the local
man of the WATCHMAN. 1t didn't take long
and the gore-hunter threatened scenes of
blood and fearful mutilation for the space
of about five minutes, TO the great amuse-
ment OF the newspaper man, who rendered
little good advice and left him to ponder
thereupon. But Richard Blackhall was in
less amiable frame of mind when Randall
rang the bell at his front-door, and, satisfy
ing himself, after listening to repeated rings,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04

ARBUTUs-HUNTERs from Montpelier found
the relics of counterfeters temporary
stopping place on the hill near George
Warren's, in MiddleseX, Sunday. A kit of
tools, a mold, some silver spoons and a few
counterfeit five-cent pieces, more or less
covered with rust, told how the "moon-
sinners " had piled their illegal occupation
in the midst of this law-abiding community,
and sent a thrill to the very marrow of
the discoverers' vertebre. All appearances
indicated that the place had been the rem
devious of mischievous boys and that it had
not been visited for several months.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-08-20

another minute I'll call in the police. :"
Whereupon the fakir laid his finger
knowingly along the south side of his
nose and drew the party out to the side
walk
'It's all o. H." said he, "give us
the watch and wait here for me a min
ute"
Then he slid into the pawnbroker' s
and returned within sixty seconds, and
handed S21.85 to the victim.
Il want three dollars more" said
he.
80, he amt got nothing to do with
that. you know" protested the fakir.
well he's got the watch and the
ticket loaned you three dcllars. on
that, and l mean to have il back OF
you and that fellow will be arrested.
Ha! Here comes police officer"
Again the fakir slid into the store
without loss of time ana shortly
emerged with three dollars
II had to borrow it." said he, and he
sneaked off quite rapidly. The victim
breathcd big, big sigh, and returned
to Brooklyn, once and for all time re.
tired from the pawn ticket business
Brooklyn IN. Y. Eagle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-08-20
POISONED ARROWS.
flow They Were Made by tho Indians o.
q Former Generation.

Ihad often heard of the poisoned ar
rows, and determined to ask the old In
dian arroH-maker about them and how
they were made and impregnated with
the deadly poison which they were sup
posed to contain. He looked at me for
full minute and then said:
First we take bloated yellow rat
tlesnake in August, when he is most
poisonous, and tie him with forked
stick to a stake then we tease him till
he is in a great rage. This is done by
passing switch over his body from
his head to his tail. When he threshcs
the ground with his body and his eyes
grow bright and sparkle like diamonds
we kill deer, antelope or some other
small animal and, tearing out the liver,
throw it to the snake while it is warm
and the blood still coursing through it.
The reptile will strike it again and
again and pretty soon it will begin to
turn black. When he tires the snake
is teased again and he is induced to
sink his fangs into the soft flesh until
all the poison is extracted from him
and the liver is reeking with it. He is
then killed and the liver lifted with a
sharp pole, for SO dangerous is it no
one dare touch it. The liver is let lay
for about an hour, when it will be al
most jet black and emit sour smell.
Arrows are then brought and their
iron heads pushed into the liver up to
the shaft. They are left sticking there
for about an hour and half, when they
are withdrawn and dried in the sun. A
thin, glstening, yellow scum adheres
to the arrow ard if it but So much as
touches raw flesh it is certain to poison
it to death."
asked if Indians still used poisoned
arrows NO he ;cp!;ol1,, 40 man,
Indian or white man, for years past,
has been shot with these arrows and
they are no longer made. "-Onaaha Re-
Dnbkicdf2.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-08-20
Things One Don't Like to Hear,
''And filthy, dear brethren"

And htthly, dear brethren.
"Here is the milliNer's bill, Algy-
only scventy-ive dollars"
mo, Mr.. Smyth; but will be sister
to you"
Il say, Jenkins, heard a good story
to-day, and | must tell it to you"
"Mr. De Browne, your services will
not be required after Saturday next. Z"
IF ye PLACE, sorr Miss Heavyswell
tould me to tell you she's not at home. -
Charles, it is half-past three o clock.
Where have you been been until this
hourP'
Good morning. l am introducing
work which should be in every IL
brary."
"You want to marry my daughter,
ehP Well, young man, what are your
eXpectationsP"
"When will you be ready to return
that ten dollars, RobnsonP This is the
fifth time I've asked you for it,
80, Alfred, What do you think? |
received letter from dear mamma this
morning, and she's coming to spend a
mouth with us. LOS ARqeteS Tribune